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Ethnic Games: wrestlers compete in men's individual event of "Boke"

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Two Mongolian wrestlers compete in men's individual event of the Mongolian wrestling, or 'Boke' in Chinese, during the 10th National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities of China in Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2015.

Two Mongolian wrestlers compete in men's individual event of the Mongolian wrestling, or "Boke" in Chinese, during the 10th National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities of China in Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2015. Boke, with the meaning of "strong and healthy" in the Mongolian language, is a historic sport practiced by the Mongolian people and is popular among normadic people in northern China. The wrestlers, usually armored with leather jackets dotted by silver buttons, hold each others' arms and try every means possible to floor their competitors to the ground. Considered as top of the "Three Manly Skills" among the Mongolian people, with the other two are horsemanship and archery, Boke has been listed as the competitive event since the first national ethnic games in 1953. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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Ethnic Games: wrestlers compete in men's individual event of "Boke"
                     English.news.cn | 2015-08-16 21:54:09 | Editor: Xiang Bo

Two Mongolian wrestlers compete in men's individual event of the Mongolian wrestling, or 'Boke' in Chinese, during the 10th National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities of China in Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2015.

Two Mongolian wrestlers compete in men's individual event of the Mongolian wrestling, or "Boke" in Chinese, during the 10th National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities of China in Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2015. Boke, with the meaning of "strong and healthy" in the Mongolian language, is a historic sport practiced by the Mongolian people and is popular among normadic people in northern China. The wrestlers, usually armored with leather jackets dotted by silver buttons, hold each others' arms and try every means possible to floor their competitors to the ground. Considered as top of the "Three Manly Skills" among the Mongolian people, with the other two are horsemanship and archery, Boke has been listed as the competitive event since the first national ethnic games in 1953. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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